Where does “osapuolilleen” come from?
osapuolilleen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolilleen, from Finnish -Vn, from Finnish -hVn, from Proto-Finnic -hen, from Proto-Finnic -sen — Illative case ending.
Ancestry of “osapuolilleen”, step by step
osapuolilleen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puolilleen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolilleen | to half |
| 2 | Finnish | -Vn | Forms the illative singular case |
| 3 | Finnish | -hVn | Forms the illative singular case |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -hen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -sen | Illative case ending |